Summit Day
- Lisa Yu - General Partner, 99VC
How are successful IPOs and public market signals driving capital back into venture? What impact does renewed liquidity have on early-stage deal competitiveness? How can VC firms leverage new liquidity solutions like tender offers and strip sales?
- Ivan Nikkhoo - Managing Director, N3 Capital
- Laurence Russian - Founding Partner, Portfolio Manager, ABS Global Investments
- Lindsey Macleod - Principal, HarbourVest Partners
- Lorin Selby - General Partner, Mare Liberum Capital Partners
- Stephen George - Founding Partner, InterAlpen Partners
- David J. Blumberg - Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital
- Marc Baliotti - General Partner, Mare Liberum Capital Partners
How do LPs view venture capital as part of their broader portfolio strategy? What are LPs’ expectations for risk-adjusted returns in venture, and how do they align with long-term investment goals? How are LPs preparing for the next wave of innovation and disruption in venture capital?
- Pradeep Ramamurthy - Partner, NewView Capital
- Jörg Goschin - CEO, KfW Capital
- Jinsoo Lee - Managing Director, Shinhan Venture Investment
- Adam Solan - Investment Director, Institute for Advanced Study
How is AI reshaping the venture capital landscape and creating new opportunities for value creation? How are VC firms integrating AI layers into their portfolios to remain competitive? What sectors are seeing the most tangible impact from AI adoption? How can VCs balance the promise of AI with the risks of overvaluation? What is the LP perspective on the "AI gold rush" and its impact on venture valuations and deal flow?
- Dr Ola Brown - General Partner & Founder, HealthCap Africa
- Marell Evans - Founder & General Partner, Exceptional Capital
- Connor Timpson - Senior Account Executive, AlphaSense
- Tom Chi - Author of Climate Capital and Managing Partner, At One Ventures
- Caitlin Dullanty - Co-founder and General Partner, Backcountry Ventures
How are digital assets reshaping investment strategies and liquidity in private markets? What challenges and opportunities arise from tokenization and blockchain adoption in private equity? Can digital assets bridge the gap between institutional investors and retail participants in private markets?
- Pete Najarian - Founder and Managing Partner, Raptor Ventures
- Anthony Georgiades - Founder and General Partner, Innovating Capital
- Dan Morehead - Founder and Managing Partner, Pantera Capital
How are venture capital secondaries evolving as a liquidity solution? How is price discovery being managed, and what are the challenges in achieving accurate valuations? What are LPs’ views on participating in venture capital secondaries, and how do they evaluate the risk-return profile of these transactions?
- Daniel Roddick - Founder, Ely Place Partners
- Nick Bunick - Partner, NewView Capital
- Matt Pellini - Managing Director, Secondaries, Co-Head of Venture Capital & Growth Equity, Hamilton Lane
How can specialization drive differentiated returns in venture capital? What are the pros and cons of each approach? Are LPs favoring sector-specialized venture funds or generalist funds? How does sector focus impact LP decision-making and portfolio construction?
- Ankur Sethi - Founder & Managing Partner, Winner Capital
- Sutian Dong - Partner, Multitudes
- Gaurav Aggarwal - Managing Partner, Vivo Capital
- Felix Hartmann - Managing Partner & CIO, Hartmann Capital
How are fundraising timelines evolving in venture capital and what strategies can managers use to secure commitments in a competitive environment? How can LPs identify and support high-potential emerging managers? What are they looking for in new managers, and how do they assess their ability to deliver outsized returns? How are private wealth and family offices reshaping the fundraising landscape?
- Ankur Sethi - Founder & Managing Partner, Winner Capital
- Kate Simpson - Managing Director, Investment Research, GEM
- Jeff Ransdell - Founding Partner & Managing Director, Fuel Venture Capital
- Rini Greenfield - General Partner, Outline Ventures
Location - Trianon
Join one of three topic-focused roundtables. Spaces are first-come, first-served.
Roundtable One: Tangible AI: real-world applications in venture capital hosted by George Danner, President, Business Laboratory
Roundtable Two: European DeepTech: An Overlooked Alpha Opportunity for US Institutional Investors? hosted by Dr. Ingo Potthof, Managing Partner, UVC Partners
Roundtable Three: The Future of Liquidity Beyond the Tender Offer hosted by Swathi Nachi, VP of Sales, Equity Shift
Roundtable Four: How Government Contracts Impact Long-Term Deal Value hosted by Chad Braley, CEO & National Managing Partner, Capital Edge
- George Danner - President, Business Laboratory LLC
- Ingo Potthof - Managing Partner, UVC Partners
- Swathi Nachi - VP of Sales, Equity Shift
- Chad Braley - CEO & National Managing Partner, Capital Edge